This Week’s Crochet Link Love

There wasn’t any link love on my blogs last week because I was too busy dealing with personal life to read blogs. However, I caught up so this week’s filled with two weeks of the best posts from around the web! Enjoy.

Something Special

You’ve probably heard by now that I’m running a fundraiser to support my next book, which is designed to bring creativity and wellness to people through crochet. But did you know that just by donating a skein of yarn to @crochetkitten you can get your name in the acknowledgments of that book? CrochetKitten is going to start teaching crochet to children in a homeless shelter, which I think is amazing and wonderful. She needs yarn to make that happen. For every skein donated, she will donate $1 in your name to my fundraising campaign and that gets your name into the book. Of course, you can always donate directly to the campaign as well.

And Another Something Special

“There are about 20 women in Yarn Alive who meet each week to knit and crochet together. When they first started in June 2011, they were given needles, hooks and few skeins of yarn. At first, they made blankets that were donated to others worse off than themselves. As their story got out, the yarn kept coming in and the women branched out to all kinds of projects – hats, slippers, sweaters – you name it.”

Hand-Fitted Fingerless Crochet Gloves. @planetjune explains the process behind using hre amigurumi skills to make a crochet glove that supports her hand and helps avoid wrist pain. @planetjune also had a nice post about her crochet bamboo cardigan that explains the whole process of how it is designed.

Smart Crochet Hook Review. I didn’t like the smart crochet hook when I tried it but I’ve seen some positive reviews by people who enjoyed using it so I’m curious about what people think of it. This is a balanced overview of it from Crochet Spot.

Crocheting My Life Back. I think it’s going to be wonderful to follow along with Crochet with Cris as she goes on a weight loss and health improvement journey and includes crochet at the center of the project. Very healing!

Crochet Patterns

New pattern booklet for sale from @CrochetKitten who explains: “A Very Crochet Unbirthday features 6 popular patterns already published on CrochetKitten.com, plus two brand new patterns never seen before, and instructions on how to hook your own party decorations!”

Crochet Quote of the Week

“Even I, the Impatient Crafter, have been hooked on crochet, it’s so easy, fun and satisfying to whip up some warm and cozy crochet crafts while watching TV or traveling! If I can do it, anyone can, trust me.” – Margot Potter, the Impatient Crafter

JD @CraftGossip for a great post letting people know why she contributed to Hook to Heal, saying in part: “I think Kathryn has touched on the very essence of all that’s best in crochet. It is creative. It is calming. It is centering. It’s meditative. It’s a peaceful, artistic endeavor that benefits both the crocheter and the recipient of the works of our hands.”

Alycia of The Curious Pug for allowing me to guest post about Hook to Heal and share one example of my creativity exercises for crocheters.

Happy weekend and happy reading! If this isn’t enough creative reading for you then you may also want to check out the “arts and smarts” link love roundup I’ve done over on my personal blog, Diary of a Smart Chick.

@undergroundcrafter Isn’t it a little weird when you don’t have the time to catch up with blogs. I finally did my catching up with them but haven’t caught up on the few podcasts that I listen to and I feel out of touch with my online friends’ worlds! Hope the work is going well for you!